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napa35, san francisco 46, san jose 37 degrees. definitely off to a cold start this saturday morning. forecast headlines for today, shower developing, it'll be chilly. tomorrow just a chance of a few sprinkles and the highest chance would be in the north bay, especially up toward sonoma. we are tracking multiple storms on the long range weather maps. at least for today here is the system we are tracking, the sources rainfall around eureka. already cloud cover into the area and that rainfall not to far behind. here is the forecast model. we will take it into the morning about an hour from now at eight mostly cloudy and cool. temperatures from around 30 to 45 and then by the afternoon, by 12:00 showers developing especially up in the northern half of the area. you will see more activity off shore and then throughout the afternoon hours off and on showers likely and temperatures only making it into the low to mid50s. these numbers not a big change from yesterday in places like fairfield and antioch. most of the afternoon in the upper
napa35, san francisco 46, san jose 37 degrees. definitely off to a cold start this saturday morning. forecast headlines for today, shower developing, it'll be chilly. tomorrow just a chance of a few sprinkles and the highest chance would be in the north bay, especially up toward sonoma. we are tracking multiple storms on the long range weather maps. at least for today here is the system we are tracking, the sources rainfall around eureka. already cloud cover into the area and that rainfall not...
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san francisco giants cosponsored the event. and they helped hand out the presents. >>> it is a week from the deadly shooting in connecticut. newtown appreciates the generosity the rest of the country has now shown. what they are asking people to do with their donations. >> there were crashes on the slick roads last night. we will have a report on the current conditions out there. [ game announcer ] touchdown! and here comes the dunk. [ male announcer ] everyone loves to dunk. ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's tender, juicy chicken mcnuggets in creamy ranch and spicy buffalo sauce. just $4.99 for 20 of your favorite chicken mcnuggets. ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] more ways to love mcnuggets. ♪ >>> nine cars involved in a 9-car pile up. why they need to slow down in the bad weather conditions. >> new storm moves in and people are still cleaning up from yesterday's storm. this is a gas station anding that came crashing down on to a car
san francisco giants cosponsored the event. and they helped hand out the presents. >>> it is a week from the deadly shooting in connecticut. newtown appreciates the generosity the rest of the country has now shown. what they are asking people to do with their donations. >> there were crashes on the slick roads last night. we will have a report on the current conditions out there. [ game announcer ] touchdown! and here comes the dunk. [ male announcer ] everyone loves to dunk. ♪...
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a sweeping view over san francisco. you can see blue sykes, patches of fog out there this morning and it's a nippy start. >> the couple accused of stabbing a retired schoolteacher pleaded not guilty to murder, robbery and other felony charges. darnell washington and tonya washington killed the woman in her house during a robbery in october. the couplee series of crimes ended in seattle when the washington's allegedly rammed a police car with the stolen suv. >>> a 23-year-old has been arrested for the shooting death of a teen in san jose but police say they don't believe she acted alone. the 17-year-old was found shot on pacific avenue in west san carlos on november 130th. >> the radio station behind the prank call to a london hospital is speaking out after a nurse tricked by the hoax committed suicide. two hosts called the hospital pretending to be the queen and the prince. they were asking about the dutchess of cambridge who was staying for severe morning sickness. the nurse was transferred -- did transfer the call to
a sweeping view over san francisco. you can see blue sykes, patches of fog out there this morning and it's a nippy start. >> the couple accused of stabbing a retired schoolteacher pleaded not guilty to murder, robbery and other felony charges. darnell washington and tonya washington killed the woman in her house during a robbery in october. the couplee series of crimes ended in seattle when the washington's allegedly rammed a police car with the stolen suv. >>> a 23-year-old has...
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francisco to settle his friendly bet with san francisco mayor ed lee. mayor dave bing and mayor lee vowed that the leader of the losing team city would tour economic ventures and perform community service. the mayors will tour san francisco companies twitter and green start. then it is on to at&t park for another tour and a meeting with kids from the junior giants baseball program. i'm sure we'll be covering that ahead in later newscasts. >>> tara's back. another accident in oakland. >> that's right. we have an accident blocking a lane on 880 northbound. if we take a look outside, we can see a live look at 880. look at that very, very slow gog as you are making your way towards downtown. up next, we have a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it has eased up. so your wait isn't as long. you are looking at an extra five minutes to get into san francisco right now. 280 in san jose, southbound traffic is still backed up at the race street exit. give yourself -- give yourself some extra time. here's steve. >>> thank you. mostly cloudy, once the fog lifts we'l
francisco to settle his friendly bet with san francisco mayor ed lee. mayor dave bing and mayor lee vowed that the leader of the losing team city would tour economic ventures and perform community service. the mayors will tour san francisco companies twitter and green start. then it is on to at&t park for another tour and a meeting with kids from the junior giants baseball program. i'm sure we'll be covering that ahead in later newscasts. >>> tara's back. another accident in...
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it is over two inches in san rafael and close to an inch in san francisco. oakland an inch and a quarter. close to an inch for concord. half an inch livermore and san jose close to an inch of rain. look at half moon bay, almost an inch and a half. a very, very nice, productive storm system. quite a bit of moisture with this system. now it looks like things will calm down a little bit. we get a dry night tonight as well as tomorrow before the next system moves in. 48 in napa. it is 50 in san francisco. 49 mountain view. livermore right now we have 48. so this is what you can expect. clearing and cooler overnight tonight. it will be a dry christmas eve. get out and enjoy it because more rain will move in here especially in the north bay as we head into christmas day. let me take you back 7:00 this morning. the north bay getting slammed by this cold front. you can see it right here starting to develop. as we worked our way through the day you can see by 3:00 the heaviest rain right where the front was starting to push down toward the peninsula and down toward t
it is over two inches in san rafael and close to an inch in san francisco. oakland an inch and a quarter. close to an inch for concord. half an inch livermore and san jose close to an inch of rain. look at half moon bay, almost an inch and a half. a very, very nice, productive storm system. quite a bit of moisture with this system. now it looks like things will calm down a little bit. we get a dry night tonight as well as tomorrow before the next system moves in. 48 in napa. it is 50 in san...
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>> in san francisco today. yeah, free metered parking everywhere along a -- including along the embarcadero and fisherman's wharf. no street sweeping unless that sign says seven days a week of the including holidays. that's the good news -- a week, including holidays. that's the good news. you can see traffic is moving well along all directions. we have, really not a whole lot of people out there. hopefully everybody is opening their presents right now. down in the south bay, 237, milpitas, usually we see a lot of westbound traffic on the right-hand side of your screen but really own what? three cars right now. so that's great. here's rosemary. >>> we have a new storm rolling in in, in time for your christmas day. it looks like it could be wet and windy by the afternoon this is part of the bay area where we continue with the mostly gray skies and the mostly dry conditions, although picking up some light rain in santa rosa. let's head in a little bit closer here where we have the doppler radar going for you. loo
>> in san francisco today. yeah, free metered parking everywhere along a -- including along the embarcadero and fisherman's wharf. no street sweeping unless that sign says seven days a week of the including holidays. that's the good news -- a week, including holidays. that's the good news. you can see traffic is moving well along all directions. we have, really not a whole lot of people out there. hopefully everybody is opening their presents right now. down in the south bay, 237,...
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the san francisco bank had been number one for 11 years. bank of america had the lowest rating of banks >>> the $1.9 billion crime to settle a crime into money laundering. hsbc was accused of transferring money from drug cartels in mexico from the u.s. >>> 7:45. the 49ers suspended running back brandon jacobs who tweeted about his lack of playing time. now, jacobs will not be playing in the last three regular seasons games after he tweeted that he was rotting way on the 49ers' bench. on saturday, he tweeted "i don't understand why people are angry at me because i want to do what i'm paid to do." those tweets cost him about $300,000. >>> another 49er is getting attention as well but it is for his positive talents outside of playing newsroom. coming up, we'll take you inside vernon davis' art gallery opening. >>> there's something mysterious showing up on the beach in santa cruz. pam cook joins us with what scientists are saying about this dead squid situation. pam? >> yeah. it's very strange. they are called humboldt squid and hundreds have
the san francisco bank had been number one for 11 years. bank of america had the lowest rating of banks >>> the $1.9 billion crime to settle a crime into money laundering. hsbc was accused of transferring money from drug cartels in mexico from the u.s. >>> 7:45. the 49ers suspended running back brandon jacobs who tweeted about his lack of playing time. now, jacobs will not be playing in the last three regular seasons games after he tweeted that he was rotting way on the 49ers'...
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looking back at san francisco city hall. around 36 people have returned home this morning after flooding forced them into an evacuation center. the shelter was in place for residents of east palo alto flooding. residents living near the san francisquito creek were areas along the borders of palo alto, menlo park, and at last check, six homes officials say the napa river. north of napa near st. helena. is currently at 26-and-a-half. that's a- the national weather warning remains in effect on rest of the day today. residents and businesses in the area were advised to monitor river levels receding. the city has closed veterans memorial park, the preserve park and trancas crossing park until further notice. thousands of nurses will nine bay area hospitals. negotiated labor contracts and improvements in patient care protections. such as staffing levels, health officials want to reduce the number of paid sick days for nurses and technicians, while eliminating health care coverage for those who week. the 49ers. fresh off a patriots
looking back at san francisco city hall. around 36 people have returned home this morning after flooding forced them into an evacuation center. the shelter was in place for residents of east palo alto flooding. residents living near the san francisquito creek were areas along the borders of palo alto, menlo park, and at last check, six homes officials say the napa river. north of napa near st. helena. is currently at 26-and-a-half. that's a- the national weather warning remains in effect on...
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. >>> and to the latest on san francisco muni. it's back up and running after a transformer problem shut down everything for hours. ktvu aalex savidge live at the -- ktvu's alex savidge is live at the van ness station. what do you know? >> reporter: well, right here on market street, i did an interview with the mta spokesperson, he came out here and updated the situation. he says computers who use subway systems can expect a smooth right. all of the issues has been resolved. he tells me all of their trains are running on their regular schedules. let me show you the scene inside the van ness station. all of the trains again moving this morning. there was a shutdown, though, last night. it was about 6:00 when the entire subway system stopped because of a blown transformer at the van ness station. crews had to work throughout the night to fix the problem. and then finally at 1:30 this morning, they had everybody up and running again. with all of the subways out of service. you can imagine it was a major hassle for tens of thousands o
. >>> and to the latest on san francisco muni. it's back up and running after a transformer problem shut down everything for hours. ktvu aalex savidge live at the -- ktvu's alex savidge is live at the van ness station. what do you know? >> reporter: well, right here on market street, i did an interview with the mta spokesperson, he came out here and updated the situation. he says computers who use subway systems can expect a smooth right. all of the issues has been resolved. he...
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the rains came with a vengence, high winds uprooted trees and overturned trucks near san francisco. to the east colder temperatures turned heavy rain into snow, saving the mountain town of truckee from the predicted flooding. california's wine country had also braced for the worst. >> the water was coming very fast and furious but the cole vert system that we've created was able to take that extra water and get it safely through town with jill techel says her town has spent more than $250 million over 20 years to protect the flood-prone city. for this storm it worked. >> that whole area of town would have been closed. we would have had to evacuate everyone out. >> but down the road in sonoma. >> here's all the water and i can't believe, where is it all coming from. >> matt's restaurant is still in danger. >> the location which am is where a river runs through continuation literally and i am owe an a little island. >> reporter: the rising water overwhelm the nearby creek sending water into the street outside but by midday the sun poked through the clouds as the system moved through f
the rains came with a vengence, high winds uprooted trees and overturned trucks near san francisco. to the east colder temperatures turned heavy rain into snow, saving the mountain town of truckee from the predicted flooding. california's wine country had also braced for the worst. >> the water was coming very fast and furious but the cole vert system that we've created was able to take that extra water and get it safely through town with jill techel says her town has spent more than $250...
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case of a san francisco couple who kissed a pimp. prosecutors say they murdered this man in june after finding out their daughter may have been working a as prostitute for him. he was shot -- as a prostitute for him. he was shot in his car. two other men are also charged in this case. >>> and a preliminary hearing will be held today for a san francisco man accused of performing cosmetic surgery without a license. prosecutors say nine people reported getting botched procedures from carlos guzman at the derma clinic in san francisco's mission district. those procedures include liposuction and face lifts. he's also been charged with sexual assaults. >>> lawmakers are considering a vehicle license fee increase. if approved, the fee would go up to 2% of the vehicle's value. that would raise about $70 million for the city. the board of supervisors will reside -- will decide whether to put the proposal on the november 2014 ballot. it would need a simple majority to pass. >>> zip car is expanding its san jose fleet. the car-sharing business
case of a san francisco couple who kissed a pimp. prosecutors say they murdered this man in june after finding out their daughter may have been working a as prostitute for him. he was shot -- as a prostitute for him. he was shot in his car. two other men are also charged in this case. >>> and a preliminary hearing will be held today for a san francisco man accused of performing cosmetic surgery without a license. prosecutors say nine people reported getting botched procedures from...
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half moon bay 52. 54 in san rafael. san francisco 53. 55 for antioch as well as livermore. look for dry skies from morgan hill. 56 and 57 for salinas. here is a look at my accu-weather seven-day forecast. it is a dry day for christmas eve day on monday. rain likely for christmas day. scattered showers on wednesday, and then we will look for thursday and friday and hopefully into saturday as well some dry conditions. mike will be here tomorrow morning at 4:30 for the abc7 morning news to get you out the door. >> thank you, leigh. shu is here with sports. a disappointing day? >> sleep less in seattle. jim harbaugh turned 49 and he got a seattle smack down as a parting gift. he makes them look like the young inexperienced quarterback he is. it was ugly, but we have to show it to you next in >>> jim harbaugh took a huge chance when he decided to changing quarterbacks going with kaepernick. i agree colin had huge upside, but i was customerred he had enough experience to take this team to the super bowl. he finally showed up in seattle. it is one game, but the kid's confidence ha
half moon bay 52. 54 in san rafael. san francisco 53. 55 for antioch as well as livermore. look for dry skies from morgan hill. 56 and 57 for salinas. here is a look at my accu-weather seven-day forecast. it is a dry day for christmas eve day on monday. rain likely for christmas day. scattered showers on wednesday, and then we will look for thursday and friday and hopefully into saturday as well some dry conditions. mike will be here tomorrow morning at 4:30 for the abc7 morning news to get you...
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san francisco supervisors are already behind the proposal. don't look now, but lawrence is here and we have more rain. right? >> yeah. more rain heading toward the bay area. the good news is i don't think it's going to cause flooding. wet outside out there now clouds around our skies that's dry into san francisco looking toward the golden gate bridge. hi-def def is picking up on raindrops most of that lingering to the north. i think the better part of the day rain stays north of the golden gate bridge but that will likely change as we head toward the nighttime hours. that's when it's going to sag further south. 60s for highs today. tomorrow looks like a return of a chance of showers. then we'll dry outcome thursday and friday. we are going to check out your "timesaver traffic" next. >>> good morning. northbound 101 a slow ride through san jose coming up from 680. you will see brake lights once you past 237. looks like your drive time is along 280 as well very slow from 101 to 85. that's a 22-minute ride. and northbound 880 through oakland sto
san francisco supervisors are already behind the proposal. don't look now, but lawrence is here and we have more rain. right? >> yeah. more rain heading toward the bay area. the good news is i don't think it's going to cause flooding. wet outside out there now clouds around our skies that's dry into san francisco looking toward the golden gate bridge. hi-def def is picking up on raindrops most of that lingering to the north. i think the better part of the day rain stays north of the...
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64 san francisco, and 63 in concord. next couple of days, we do have another storm heading our way. in fact, by late tomorrow chance of rain developing in the north bay, rain expected overnight tuesday night into wednesday. dry weather on thursday and friday. we are going to check your "timesaver traffic" coming up next. get ready for a feeling of clean like nothing else. extreme clean from aquafresh. it showers your whole mouth with rich micro-active foam. thousands of germ-killing bubbles seek out hard to reach places and help kill the sources of bad breath then rinse clean away leaving a cool tingling that just won't quit extreme clean from aquafresh. take the feeling of clean to the extreme. >>> good morning from the traffic center. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. looking a little better than earlier. metering lights are on, backed up to mid lot so not too bad. westbound 80 at university blocking lanes. westbound 4 reports of an accident before the caldecott tunnel. slow as you head through the area. you will
64 san francisco, and 63 in concord. next couple of days, we do have another storm heading our way. in fact, by late tomorrow chance of rain developing in the north bay, rain expected overnight tuesday night into wednesday. dry weather on thursday and friday. we are going to check your "timesaver traffic" coming up next. get ready for a feeling of clean like nothing else. extreme clean from aquafresh. it showers your whole mouth with rich micro-active foam. thousands of germ-killing...
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for example, the jewish community relations council, the jcrc in the san francisco bay area where i was living the past year is suffering a very clear downward trajectory. more than 90% of its donors are over 40 years old. the organization says it remits the jewish commitment, but it won't publish the list of synagogues because, in fact, the number is very few. meanwhile, organizations like jewish voice for peace are growing in leaps and bounds, its mailing list now boasts 125 subscribers. there are also explicitly anti-zionist organizations like the international jewish anti-zionist network, growing particularly quickly with more and more young american jews reclaiming american jewish identity as rooted in support for equality and justice rather than unconditional support for a state across the world that does not represent them. along with the growth of jewish support for palestinian rights, however, comes a dangerous phenomenon. that is jewish voices eclipsing palestinian voices. palestinian voices have long been dismissed as angry, irrational, biased. even people supporting justice
for example, the jewish community relations council, the jcrc in the san francisco bay area where i was living the past year is suffering a very clear downward trajectory. more than 90% of its donors are over 40 years old. the organization says it remits the jewish commitment, but it won't publish the list of synagogues because, in fact, the number is very few. meanwhile, organizations like jewish voice for peace are growing in leaps and bounds, its mailing list now boasts 125 subscribers....
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san francisco city hall could be filled with nude people again today when the board of supervisors is expected to give final approval on a ban. nudists stripped down two weeks ago when the board voted to give approval on the ban. >>> scattered light rain in the same area. northwest corner of sonoma county near annapolis from sea ranch to fort ross, jenner and bodega bay. the rain will stay here during the daylight hours most of us will get it tonight through tomorrow morning. >>> bay bridge toll sluggish upper deck into san francisco highway 1, one-way traffic control to roadwork. expect delays in the pacifica area. >>> the news continues ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> he's not only coming to town. he's coming to times square right now. let's see santa claus in times square. amid all those bubbles. there he is. coming in on the rickshaw, right there. good morning, santa. >> oh. good to see you. >> you know why he's here? he's here to start "gma" rocks the holidays, right here. >> always. >> yeah. >> what's that? >> there's a gazillion bubbles. it's really nice for the snow effect. >>
san francisco city hall could be filled with nude people again today when the board of supervisors is expected to give final approval on a ban. nudists stripped down two weeks ago when the board voted to give approval on the ban. >>> scattered light rain in the same area. northwest corner of sonoma county near annapolis from sea ranch to fort ross, jenner and bodega bay. the rain will stay here during the daylight hours most of us will get it tonight through tomorrow morning....
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most especially in the sonoma coast of san francisco bay and hopefully the president will follow her lead and designate further protections of our ocean and marine habitat in that area of our precious coast. i am very grateful for the members for the work they have done for america's middle class and the struggles -- those who struggle to join our middle class. the work they have done on behalf of their constituents and on behalf of the citizens of this country. they all came here to achieve accomplishments, to achieve success on behalf of their constituents, on behalf of this country, and they've succeeded. and i want to thank them so very much for their service, for their sacrifice, for the ingenuity, their innovation and i would say with these three for their spirited, tough, harsh, relentless pursuit of what they believed in terms of public policy and on my own behalf, i want to thank -- on behalf of our delegation and tens of millions of constituents that we represent in california, i want to thank representative baca, berman, filner, richardson, stark, woolsey for their service
most especially in the sonoma coast of san francisco bay and hopefully the president will follow her lead and designate further protections of our ocean and marine habitat in that area of our precious coast. i am very grateful for the members for the work they have done for america's middle class and the struggles -- those who struggle to join our middle class. the work they have done on behalf of their constituents and on behalf of the citizens of this country. they all came here to achieve...
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most especially in the sonoma coast of san francisco bay and hopefully the president will follow her lead and designate further protections of our ocean and marine habitat in that area of our precious coast. i am very grateful for the members for the work they have done for america's middle class and the struggles -- those who struggle to join our middle class. the work they have done on behalf of their constituents and on behalf of the citizens of this country. they all came here to achieve accomplishments, to achieve success on behalf of their constituents, on behalf of this country, and they've succeeded. and i want to thank them so very much for their service, for their sacrifice, for the ingenuity, their innovation and i would say with these three for their spirited, tough, harsh, relentless pursuit of what they believed in terms of public policy and on my own behalf, i want to thank -- on behalf of our delegation and tens of millions of constituents that we represent in california, i want to thank representative baca, berman, filner, richardson, stark, woolsey for their service
most especially in the sonoma coast of san francisco bay and hopefully the president will follow her lead and designate further protections of our ocean and marine habitat in that area of our precious coast. i am very grateful for the members for the work they have done for america's middle class and the struggles -- those who struggle to join our middle class. the work they have done on behalf of their constituents and on behalf of the citizens of this country. they all came here to achieve...
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he's touring the country, speaking at venues like san francisco's cathedral hill hotel, spreading the word that chocolate goes great with beer, not wine.yeah, everybody says red wine and chocolate. but when you sit down and actually do it, it doesn't work the vast, vast majority of the time. beer is something pete knows a thing or two about. you see, he's "pete" of "pete's wicked ale" fame. he used to run one of the most successful microbrews in the country.i find that pairing chocolates with beer is actually much easier. but don't think pete's just trying to sell more beer. he's not. pete got out of the beer biz years ago. now he's running a gourmet chocolate company called "cocoa pete's."the best way to enjoy it is to take a little bite -- not a big one -- but a little bite of the chocolate, let it melt on the tongue and as it liquefies try a sip of the beer. pete leads tastings to introduce folks to his chocolates -- and to debunk the old myth that they're best paired with red wine.that was a surprise! you know, i'd think that wine would definitely pair pretty well with chocolate.
he's touring the country, speaking at venues like san francisco's cathedral hill hotel, spreading the word that chocolate goes great with beer, not wine.yeah, everybody says red wine and chocolate. but when you sit down and actually do it, it doesn't work the vast, vast majority of the time. beer is something pete knows a thing or two about. you see, he's "pete" of "pete's wicked ale" fame. he used to run one of the most successful microbrews in the country.i find that...
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this wine area, east of san francisco is home to more than 30 wineries, with still more on the way. napa and sonoma may get more of the glory but did you know livermore was once the premiere wine growing region in northern california? steven kent mirrassou believes it can be again. behind the label, meet a vintner with a past deeply rooted in california's wine history, yet focused on the future of livermore valley wines. my family's actually the oldest winemaking family in north america.growing grapes and making wine is in 6th generation vintner steven kent mirrassou's blood. the mirrassou family, has been making wine since 1854. 6th generation, yes. 152 years we've been doing this. today, he makes wine under the steven kent label. steven kent is my first and middle name. mirassou is a brand name owned by a different winery so we're not able to use mirassou as part of our business name. we're on the ghielmetti vineyard in livermore.while the mirrasou family grew grapes and made wine in san jose for decades, steven's father moved east to make wine in nearby livermore valley. livermor
this wine area, east of san francisco is home to more than 30 wineries, with still more on the way. napa and sonoma may get more of the glory but did you know livermore was once the premiere wine growing region in northern california? steven kent mirrassou believes it can be again. behind the label, meet a vintner with a past deeply rooted in california's wine history, yet focused on the future of livermore valley wines. my family's actually the oldest winemaking family in north america.growing...
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once a year, he opens his "g and m farms corn maze" east of san francisco -- in the livermore valley wine country -- to hoards of crazed kids and their parents. you're surrounded by eight, ten foot stalks of corn. so you lose your sense of direction very easily. they're having a field day exploring six acres of corn. it's a dead end this maze is only one of hundreds that open across the country each year. this one looks like a quarter, thanks to a corn maze expert who carves out the design months ahead of time. he sets this field into grids by using the rows that we plant on and then he flags it out. gets it all marked. and then he comes in and actually kills the corn with round up when it's about two inches tall. so it's already done basically when this corn is two, three inches out of the ground. they even install a bridge... which later becomes a big hit with the kids. this is cool! wow! how'd they get under there? for those who get hopelessly turned around, help is on hand. dan marciel is a partner in the farm who also plays "corn cop." they're completely lost. they don't know wh
once a year, he opens his "g and m farms corn maze" east of san francisco -- in the livermore valley wine country -- to hoards of crazed kids and their parents. you're surrounded by eight, ten foot stalks of corn. so you lose your sense of direction very easily. they're having a field day exploring six acres of corn. it's a dead end this maze is only one of hundreds that open across the country each year. this one looks like a quarter, thanks to a corn maze expert who carves out the...
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he's touring the country, speaking at venues like san francisco's cathedral hill hotel, spreading the word that chocolate goes great with beer, not wine.yeah, everybody says red wine and chocolate. but when you sit down and actually do it, it doesn't work the vast, vast majority of the time. beer is something pete knows a thing or two about. you see, he's "pete" of "pete's wicked ale" fame. he used to run one of the most successful microbrews in the country.i find that pairing chocolates with beer is actually much easier. but don't think pete's just trying to sell more beer. he's not. pete got out of the beer biz years ago. now he's running a gourmet chocolate company called "cocoa pete's."the best way to enjoy it is to take a little bite -- not a big one -- but a little bite of the chocolate, let it melt on the tongue and as it liquefies try a sip of the beer. pete leads tastings to introduce folks to his chocolates -- and to debunk the old myth that they're best paired with red wine.that was a surprise! you know, i'd think that wine would definitely pair pretty well with chocolate.
he's touring the country, speaking at venues like san francisco's cathedral hill hotel, spreading the word that chocolate goes great with beer, not wine.yeah, everybody says red wine and chocolate. but when you sit down and actually do it, it doesn't work the vast, vast majority of the time. beer is something pete knows a thing or two about. you see, he's "pete" of "pete's wicked ale" fame. he used to run one of the most successful microbrews in the country.i find that...